I will have by then. It started off as a 'trim it' and ended up as a 'shave it' because I made an almighty mess of it. A fair bit has grown back in the three weeks and I am under strict instructions to 'not bloody try that again'

Mine was getting ridiculous. Took the trimmer to it about three weeks ago and made such a total mess that I ended up shaving the lot. Anne virtually stopped talking to me for days, but happily it grows quickly. It's already starting to get untidy, but I am being given the 'don't you bloody dare' looks, so untidy it will have to remain.

A little scary, isn't it... Our eldest likes his music and we compare notes sometimes. He's going through a little bit of a phase on and off of discovering 'new' artists and music. A couple of weeks ago he told me about this amazing album he'd found. Apparently it's a little dated, but really good in places. Moody Blues, Threshold of a Dream. I had slightly mixed feelings telling him I still have the original copy that I bought in 1970...

Happy birthday old pal. It appears you are precisely twelve days older than I am, so I am looking forward to playing when I'm sixty-four on the day. Probably followed by some Ian Dury and the Blockheads flat out to remind everyone within hearing range that I'm not finished yet.